Livas, Christos; Delli, Konstantina; Pandis, Nikolaos (2021). Author self-citation in orthodontics is associated with author origin and gender. Progress in orthodontics, 22(1), p. 1. Springer 10.1186/s40510-020-00348-y
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BACKGROUND
The aims of this bibliometric study were to determine author self-citation trends in high-impact orthodontic literature and to investigate possible association between self-citation and publication characteristics.
METHODS
Six orthodontic journals with the highest impact factor as ranked by 2017 Journal Citation Reports were screened for a full publication year (2018) for original research articles, reviews, and case reports. Eligible articles were scrutinized for article and author characteristics and citation metrics. Univariable and multivariable negative binomial regression was used to examine associations between self-citation incidence and publication characteristics.
RESULTS
Medians for author self-citation rate of the most self-citing authors and self-citations were 3.03% (range 0-50) and 1 (range 0-19), respectively. In the univariable analysis, there was no association between self-citation counts and study type (P = 0.41), article topic (P = 0.61), number of authors (P = 0.62), and rank of authors (P = 0.56). Author origin (P = 0.001), gender (P = 0.001) and journal (P = 0.05) were associated with self-citation counts and in the multivariable analysis only origin and gender remained strong self-citation predictors. Asian authors and females self-cited significantly less often than all other regions and male authors.
CONCLUSIONS
Authors in orthodontics do not self-cite at a frequency that suggests potential citation manipulation. Author origin and gender were the only variables associated with citations counts. More bibliometric research is necessary to draw solid conclusions about author self-citation trends in orthodontic literature.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Orthodontics |
UniBE Contributor: |
Pandis, Nikolaos |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2196-1042 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Renate Imhof-Etter |
Date Deposited: |
16 Feb 2021 15:59 |
Last Modified: |
29 Apr 2024 11:15 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1186/s40510-020-00348-y |
PubMed ID: |
33409710 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Author self-citation Bibliometrics Impact factor Orthodontic journals |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/152115 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/152115 |
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